[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10573-10575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5481]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 1842 and 1852
Application of Earned Value Management (EVM)
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule changes the NASA FAR Supplement to apply
Earned Value Management (EVM) at NASA by establishing NASA-wide clauses
and provisions compatible with those used by DoD. Specifically, the
change clarifies the role of the Defense Contract Management Command
(DCMC) with respect to its responsibility for reviewing earned value
management system (EVMS) plans and verifying initial and continuing
contractor compliance with NASA and DoD EVMS criteria, and with NASA
Policy Directive 9501.3, Earned Value Performance Management, and DoD
5000.2-R.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 5, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth A. Sateriale, (202) 358-0491,
kenneth.sateriale@hq.nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
EVM is a commonly used performance (i.e. cost, schedule, and
technical) measurement tool for program managers in the aerospace
industry. NASA and DoD are major customers in the Government sector of
the aerospace industry, and cooperate to align their business practices
wherever practicable in order to realize cost and resource
efficiencies. Therefore, they have collaborated closely over the last
several years to align their approaches to the use of EVM. This change
completes that alignment process.
A proposed rule was published in the Federal Register at 63 FR
63654, November 16, 1998. The revisions in the final rule are based on
an analysis of the public comments.
Impact
NASA certifies that this regulation will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small business entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) since the
changes do no more than align NASA practices with those already in
place at DoD, which shares essentially the same industry sector. This
final rule does not impose any reporting or recordkeeping requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1842 and 1852
Government procurement.
Tom Luedtke,
Acting Associate Administrator for Procurement.
Accordingly, 48 CFR Parts 1842 and 1852 are amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR Parts 1842 and 1852 continues
to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(1).
PART 1842--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES
2. Subpart 1842.3 is added to read as follows:
Subpart 1842.3--Contract Administration Office Functions
1842.302 Contract administration functions. (NASA supplements
paragraph (a))
(a) In addition to the responsibilities listed in FAR 42.302(a),
responsibility for reviewing earned value management system (EVMS)
plans and verifying initial and continuing contractor compliance with
NASA and DoD EVMS criteria and conformity with ANSI/EIA Standard 748,
Industry Guidelines for EVMS, is normally delegated to DCMC.
3. Subpart 1842.74 is added to read as follows:
Subpart 1842.74--Earned Value Management
1842.7401 Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
1842.7402 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
Subpart 1842.74--Earned Value Management
1842.7401 Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
When an offeror or contractor is required to provide an EVMS plan
to the Government in accordance with NASA Policy Directive (NPD)
9501.3, Earned Value Management, the contracting officer shall forward
a copy of the plan to the cognizant administrative contracting officer
(ACO) to obtain the assistance of the ACO in determining the adequacy
of the proposed EVMS plan.
1842.7402 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
(a) When the Government requires Earned Value Management, the
contracting officer shall insert:
(1) The provision at 1852.242-74, Notice of Earned Value Management
System, in solicitations; and
(2) The clause at 1852.242-75, Earned Value Management System, in
solicitations and contracts.
(b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1852.242-76,
Modified Cost Performance Report, in solicitations and contracts
requiring modified cost performance reporting (see NPD 9501.3, Earned
Value Management).
(c) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 1852.242-
77, Modified Cost Performance Report Plans, in solicitations for
contracts requiring modified cost performance reporting (see NPD
9501.3).
PART 1852--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
4. Sections 1852.242-74, 1852.242-75, 1852.242-76, and 1852.242-77
are added to read as follows:
1852.242-74 Notice of Earned Value Management System.
As prescribed in 1842.7402(a)(1), insert the following provision:
Notice of Earned Value Management System (March 1999)
(a) The offeror shall provide documentation that the
cognizantAdministrative Contracting Officer (ACO) has recognized
that:
(1) The proposed earned value management system (EVMS) complies
with the EVMS criteria of NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 9501.3, Earned
Value Management, or DoD 5000.2-R, Mandatory Procedures for Major
Defense Acquisition Programs and Major Automated Information Systems
Acquisition Programs; or
(2) The company EVM system conforms with the full intentions of
the guidelines presented in ANSI/EIA Standard 748, Industry
Guidelines for Earned Value Management Systems.
(b) If the offeror proposes to use a system that does not meet
the requirements of paragraph (a) of this provision, the successful
offeror shall submit a plan for compliance with the NASA EVM
criteria as described in NPD 9501.3.
(1) The plan shall--
(i) Describe the EVMS the offeror intends to use in performance
of the contract;
(ii) Distinguish between the offeror's existing management
system and modifications proposed to meet the criteria;
(iii) Describe the management system and its application in
terms of the criteria;
(iv) Describe the proposed procedure for administration of the
criteria as applied to subcontractors; and
(v) Provide documentation describing the process and results of
any third-party or self-evaluation of the system's compliance with
EVMS criteria.
(2) The Government will review the offeror's plan for EVMS
before contract award. The offeror shall provide information and
assistance as required by the Contracting Officer to support review
of the plan.
(c) Offerors shall identify in their proposals the major
subcontractors, or major subcontracted efforts if major
subcontractors have not been selected, planned for application of
EVMS. The prime contractor and the Government shall agree to
subcontractors selected for application of EVMS.
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(End of Provision)
1852.242-75 Earned Value Management Systems.
As prescribed at 1842.7402(a)(2), insert the following clause:
Earned Value Management System (March 1999)
(a) In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall
use:
(1) An earned value management system (EVMS) that has been
recognized by the cognizant Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO)
as complying with the criteria provided in NASA Policy Directive
9501.3, Earned Value Management, or DoD 5000.2-R, Mandatory
Procedures for Major Defense Acquisition Programs and Major
Automated Information Systems Acquisition Programs; or
(2) A company EVMS that the ACO has recognized as conforming
with the full intentions of the guidelines presented in ANSI/EIA
Standard 748, Industry Guidelines for Earned Value Management
Systems.
(b) If, at the time of award, the Contractor's EVMS has not been
recognized by the cognizant ACO per paragraph (a) of this clause or
the Contractor does not have an existing cost schedule control
system (C/SCS) that has been accepted by the Government, the
Contractor shall apply the Contractor's EVMS to the contract and be
prepared to demonstrate to the ACO that its system complies with the
EVMS criteria referenced in paragraph (a) of this clause.
(c) The Government may require integrated baseline reviews. Such
reviews shall be scheduled as early as practicable and should be
conducted within 180 calendar days after contract award, exercise of
significant contract options, or incorporation of major contract
modifications. The objective of the integrated baseline review is
for the Government and the Contractor to jointly assess areas, such
as the Contractor's planning, to ensure complete coverage of the
statement of work, logical scheduling of the work activities,
adequate resourcing, and identification of inherent risks.
(d) Unless a waiver is granted by the ACO, Contractor proposed
EVMS changes require approval of the ACO prior to implementation.
The ACO shall advise the Contractor of the acceptability of such
changes within 30 calendar days after receipt of the notice of
proposed changes from the Contractor. If the advance approval
requirements are waived by the ACO, the Contractor shall disclose
EVMS changes to the ACO and provide an information copy to the NASA
Contracting Officer at least 14 calendar days prior to the effective
date of implementation.
(e) The Contractor agrees to provide access to all pertinent
records and data requested by the ACO or a duly authorized
representative. Access is to permit Government surveillance to
ensure that the EVMS complies, and continues to comply, with the
criteria referenced in paragraph (a) of this clause.
(f) The Contractor shall require the subcontractors specified
below to comply with the requirements of this clause: (Insert list
of applicable subcontractors)
(End of clause)
1852.242-76 Modified Cost Performance Report.
As prescribed in 1842.7402(b), insert the following clause:
Modified Cost Performance Report (March 1999)
(a) The Contractor shall use management procedures in the
performance of this contract that provide for:
(1) Planning and control of costs;
(2) Measurement of performance (value for completed tasks); and
(3) Generation of timely and reliable information for the
Modified Cost Performance Report (M/CPR).
(b) As a minimum, these procedures must provide for:
(1) Establishing the time-phase budgeted cost of work scheduled
(including work authorization, budgeting, and scheduling), the
budgeted cost for work performed, the actual cost of work performed,
the budget at completion, the estimate at completion, and provisions
for subcontractor performance measurement and reporting;
(2) Applying all direct and indirect costs and provisions for
use and control of management reserve and undistributed budget;
(3) Incorporating changes to the contract budget base for both
Government directed changes and internal replanning;
(4) Establishing constraints to preclude subjective adjustment
of data to ensure performance measurement remains realistic. The
total allocated budget may exceed the contract budget base only
after consultation with the Contracting Officer. For cost-
reimbursement contracts, the contract budget base shall exclude
changes for cost growth increases, other than for authorized changes
to the contract scope; and
(5) Establishing the capability to accurately identify and
explain significant cost and schedule variances, both on a
cumulative basis and a projected-at-completion basis.
(c) The Contractor may use a cost/schedule control system that
has been recognized by the cognizant Administrative Contracting
Officer (ACO) as:
(1) Complying with the earned value management system criteria
provided in NASA Policy Directive 9501.3, Earned Value Management,
or DoD 5000.2-R, Mandatory Procedures for Major Defense Acquisition
Programs and Major Automated Information Systems Acquisition
Programs; or
(2) Conforming with the full intentions of the guidelines
presented in ANSI/EIA Standard 748, Industry Guidelines for Earned
Value Management Systems.
(d) The Government may require integrated baseline reviews. Such
reviews shall be scheduled as early as practicable and should be
conducted within 180 calendar days after contract award, exercise of
significant contract options, or incorporation of major
modifications. The objective of the integrated baseline review is
for the Government and the Contractor to jointly assess areas, such
as the Contractor's planning, to ensure complete coverage of the
statement of work, logical scheduling of the work activities,
adequate resourcing, and identification of inherent risks.
(e) The Contractor shall provide access to all pertinent
records, company procedures, and data requested by the ACO, or
authorized representative, to:
(1) Show proper implementation of the procedures generating the
cost and schedule information being used to satisfy the M/CPR
contractual data requirements to the Government; and
(2) Ensure continuing application of the accepted company
procedures in satisfying the M/CPR data item.
(f) The Contractor shall submit any substantive changes to the
procedures and their impact to the ACO for review.
(g) The Contractor shall require a subcontractor to furnish M/
CPR in each case where the subcontract is other than firm-fixed-
price, time-and-materials, or labor-hour; is 12 months or more in
duration; and has critical or significant tasks related to the prime
contract. Critical or significant tasks shall be defined by mutual
agreement between the Government and Contractor. Each
subcontractor's reported cost and schedule information shall be
incorporated into the Contractor's M/CPR.
(End of clause)
1852.242-77 Modified Cost Performance Report Plans.
As prescribed in 1842.7402(c), insert the following provision;
Modified Cost Performance Plans (March 1999)
(a) The offeror shall submit in its proposal a written summary
of the management procedures it will establish, maintain, and use in
the performance of any resultant contract to comply with the
requirements of the clause at 1852.242-76, Modified Cost Performance
Report.
(b) The offeror may propose to use a cost/schedule control
system that has been recognized by the cognizant Administrative
Contracting Officer as:
(1) Complying with the earned value management system criteria
of NASA Policy Directive 9501.3, Earned Value Management, or DoD
5000.2-R, Mandatory Procedures for Major Defense Acquisition
Programs and Major Automated Information Systems Acquisition
Programs; or
(2) Conforming with the full intentions of the guidelines
presented in ANSI/EIA Standard 748, Industry Guidelines for Earned
Value Management Systems. In such cases, the offeror may submit a
copy of the documentation of such recognition instead of the written
summary required by paragraph (a) of this provision.
(End of provision)
[FR Doc. 99-5481 Filed 3-4-99; 8:45 am]
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